Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-02-11
borse Department.
PEDIGREE HUNTING.
THE CHARLES KENT MARE, WEBER
TOM THUMB AND OTHER ORANGE
COUNTY, N. ", PEDloREES.
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for New York. Having understood that
Charles Kent was formerly butcher at
Washington market, New York, | went
to that market and made inquiries in re-
gard to him of the oldest dealers there /;
was told to call upon Joseph Leviness,
S5th street. found Mr.. Leviness a hale
and hearty gentleman of eighty-two
wears, at his comfortable home with his
wife; he was born and had always lived
in the city of New York, and for more
than fifty years had been connected with
the Washington market, where one of his
grandsons now does business. He said it
was more than thirty years since Charles
Kent was in the market; he was there in
1910, also in 1S43 he remembered buying
horse book of him in the aforementioned
year-Iouatt on the Horse-in which was
mention of the fastest trotters up to that
time. Charles Kent sold beef always
had good horse, which he would use
both i'm delivering his meat and in driving
on the road afternoons he was quite a
horseman and used to attend horse trots.
Charles Kent owned bay mare called
the Chivers mare, trotting mare also
big brown gelding called Baldface. The
Chivers mare was about as good road
mare as there was in those days. She
was raised in Orange county; he got her
of man by the name of Chivers; thinks
man by the name of Seely raised her;
thinks they raised some colts from her ;
thinks Kent parted with her afterwards !;
thinks she went away somewhere in the
country; knows he let Sweeny have a
good horse; can't tell whether it was this
one. The Chivers mare was a bay mare
with black points, about 1872; he thinks
she was dark bay and had no marks /:
dock tail, short dock; nice legged mare ;
very nice nodded mare; don't think she
had any white in the face; thinks he got
her after he came to the market; thinks
he got her of Chivers; Chivers was Il
butcher, did business in Fulton market
not older than Charley Kent; thinks the
mare came from Orange county, but not
sure: thinks Bill Chivers got this mare
through +. II. Pray; Pray was drover
thinks Charley Kent let Sweeny have Il
bay mare, also about 15-2, very good
road mare: thinks she had no marks
not much difference in size; square block
of mare, the one that Sweeny had.
Charles Kent came to the market about
1910. Refers to Alfred Smith of Wash
ington Market Nanderwater owned
Sweeny's old mare and raised two colts
from her; he bought the Dan Sweeny
mare out of pedlar's wagon, after
Sweeny owned her, and sent her to Orange
county and raised two colts from her. Re-
fers to Mr.. Vandewater's son. George.
l2Sth street. between 2nd and Sd avenues
Both of these mares were docked there
was not much difference in size, or length
of tail.
Mr.. Leviness said he had never before
been asked about this: does not know as
Kent ever used the Chivers mare at the
market. The Vandewater mare died in
Orange county; she had been very good
mare; knows that Kent owned the Chiv'
her; he is of Washington market
Charley Kent never kept horse long
Sweeny did. Don't hardly think thai
Sweeny's was the Chivers mare. Vande
water was the only one that raised colts
from Sweeny's mare. Don't think
Charley Kent ever bred any mare: an
positive he never did The Chivers mare
was very fast mare for those days; sh'
met with an accident, got lame some way
or other. She might not have been al
right when he bought her.
asked Mr.. Leviness if Kent might no
have bought this mare of banker, t.
was from forty to forty-five years ago.
This mare was a middling blocky mare
leggy, and little lighter color than thu
Sweeny mare; never knew of Chivers
mare having any colts; Smith will know
where she went to. See Jacob SOmerin
dyke, 81 East s7th st.
1t was the next day when we visited
Mr.. Somerindyke. He seemed also to b.
a typical New Yorker, living in pleas
ant, though not costly home. He is al
old-time horseman and says, II don
know as ever heard that this mare wa
raised in Orange county, when Ken
owned her. She had black points.
never heard of her being lame. Ken
used to drive her on the road, and occa
sionally to butcher cart, but mostly o.
the road. She was quite good mar
when he owned her. If she had bee
lame it is likely | would have noticed
or heard of it,
~ gave $3.50 in 1850 for Lady Wei
nan; used to trot her; she had recor
of 2:29. bought her of George F. De
Kay and DIR. Mellen, both of Orang
county"
81 knew Bill Weber well. He wa